032 亚伯拉罕·林肯：沉默的斗士

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It's hard to imagine that the great leaders of history were once boys, but they were

很难想象历史上的伟大领袖也曾是孩子，但他们确实是。

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And it's hard to imagine that some boys will grow up to change history, but they can

也很难想象有些孩子长大后能改变历史，但他们确实可以。

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Imagine a very poor boy who lives with his family in one room

想象一个非常贫穷的男孩，他和家人挤在一个房间里。

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Imagine that he is so thin and tall that his clothes barely fit

想象他又瘦又高，衣服几乎都不合身。

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Imagine that his brother dies as a baby, and his mother dies when he is nine

想象他的弟弟在婴儿时就夭折了，母亲在他九岁时也去世了。

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Imagine this boy going to school only a few times in his life

想象这个男孩一生只上过几次学。

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Now imagine him becoming the president of the United States

现在想象他成为了美国总统。

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As impossible as it sounds, that is exactly what happened to Abraham Lincoln

这听起来不可能，但这正是亚伯拉罕·林肯身上发生的事。

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Abraham Lincoln was a poor farm boy from Kentucky, born in 1809

亚伯拉罕·林肯1809年出生，是肯塔基州一个贫穷的农家男孩。

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The Lincolns had very little money, and no one imagined that he would be a great leader one day

林肯一家几乎没有什么钱，没有人想到他有一天会成为伟大的领袖。

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Abraham's father, Thomas, was a carpenter and he wanted his son to become a carpenter too

亚伯拉罕的父亲托马斯是个木匠，他希望儿子也成为一名木匠。

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Abraham obeyed his father and learned how to carve wood, but he hoped for something different

亚伯拉罕听从了父亲的话，学习雕刻木头，但他心里却盼望着不同的未来。

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Abraham's mother taught her children to be cheerful and smart and to work hard

亚伯拉罕的母亲教导孩子们要乐观、聪明并且勤劳。

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Abraham loved books, and every day his mother read to him from the Bible

亚伯拉罕热爱读书，母亲每天都会给他念《圣经》。

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She taught him that peace is important, unless there is something worth fighting for

她教导他和平固然重要，除非有值得为之奋斗的事物。

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Later, as an adult, Abraham said that his mother taught him how to be a great man

后来，成年后的亚伯拉罕说，是母亲教会了他如何成为一个伟大的人。

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One day while Abraham was out with a horse, the horse kicked him in the head

有一天，亚伯拉罕牵着马外出时，马踢到了他的头。

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His body lay so still that, at first, people thought he was dead, but he recovered

他一动不动地躺着，起初人们以为他死了，但他后来康复了。

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Later that same year, his mother died from milk poisoning

同年晚些时候，他的母亲因误饮毒牛奶而去世。

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It was such a surprise to the family that they didn't have a funeral until two months later

这对家人来说太过突然，以至于葬礼直到两个月后才举行。

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Abraham was only nine years old, but he helped his father carve the coffin for his mother

亚伯拉罕当时只有九岁，但他帮着父亲为母亲雕刻棺材。

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He remembered that her last words to him and his sister were:

他记得，母亲对他和姐姐的临终遗言是：

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" Be good and kind to your father, to each other, and to the world."

“要善待你们的父亲，善待彼此，善待这个世界。”

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Over the next ten years, there were many more changes in Abraham's family

在接下来的十年里，亚伯拉罕的家庭经历了更多变迁。

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His father married a new wife who had three children, and Abraham learned to love them

他的父亲娶了一位带着三个孩子的新妻子，亚伯拉罕学会了爱他们。

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Together they moved to a new state called Illinois where Abraham grew into a young man

他们全家搬到了一个叫伊利诺伊的新州，亚伯拉罕在那里长成了一个青年。

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When Abraham became an adult, he left home to find his future

亚伯拉罕成年后，便离开家去寻找自己的未来。

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He moved to the town of New Salem where he earned the courageous nickname of Honest Abe by defeating a group of bullies

他搬到了新塞勒姆镇，在那里，他击败了一帮恶霸，由此赢得了“诚实的亚伯”这一英勇的绰号。

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The Clary's Grove Boys liked to drink and start fights

“克拉里格罗夫帮”的那伙人喜欢喝酒和寻衅滋事。

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When their leader heard someone say that Abraham was smarter and stronger than any man in town, he challenged Abe to a fight

他们的头领听到有人说亚伯拉罕比镇上任何人都更聪明、更强壮，便向亚伯发起了决斗挑战。

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Abraham accepted. He was tired of the bullies scaring people in the town

亚伯拉罕接受了。他厌倦了这些恶霸在镇上恐吓百姓。

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Both men were good wrestlers and had quick reflexes

两人都是摔跤好手，反应都很敏捷。

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For a while they twisted and clutched at each other

一时间，他们扭打在一起，紧紧抓住对方。

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Then Abe reached over his opponent, grabbed him by the neck, lifted him off the ground, and shook him like a blanket

接着，亚伯伸手越过对手，抓住他的脖子，把他从地上举起来，像抖毯子一样摇晃他。

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Since Abraham was a foot taller than most people, this wasn't hard for him

因为亚伯拉罕比大多数人高出一英尺，这对他来说不难。

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The Clary's Grove Boys rushed towards Abe to beat him

克拉里格罗夫帮冲向亚伯，要揍他。

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Abe dropped their leader and said," If you want a fight, boys, I'll give it to you, but you must fight me one at a time."

亚伯放下他们的头目，说："小伙子们，如果你们想打架，我可以奉陪，但你们必须一个一个地来。"

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They were surprised by Abe's courage and honesty and shook hands with him

他们对亚伯的勇气和诚实感到惊讶，并与他握手言和。

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There would be many more battles in Abraham Lincoln's life, and each of them was for something he believed was worth fighting for

在亚伯拉罕·林肯的一生中，还会有更多战斗，每一次都是为了他相信值得为之奋斗的事业。

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As a lawyer, he fought for the life of a friend and proved that he was not guilty

作为律师，他曾为一位朋友的生命而辩护，并证明了他的清白。

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He fought to represent his state, arguing against the Mexican War, and he won

他为代表自己的州而战，反对墨西哥战争，并且他成功了。

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He fought to serve as a senator and stood for election nine times, but never received enough votes

他为担任参议员而奋斗，参加了九次选举，但从未获得足够的票数。

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In 1860 he ran for president and was elected

1860年，他竞选总统并当选。

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At the time of his election, the southern and northern states were disagreeing about slavery

在他当选之时，南方和北方各州在奴隶制问题上存在分歧，

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and this discord was leading toward the Civil War

这种不和正将国家引向内战。

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As the president, Lincoln spoke out against slavery and the war, but when the war began, he fought to restore peace and freedom to his nation

作为总统，林肯公开反对奴隶制和战争，但当战争开始后，他为恢复国家的和平与自由而战。

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He made his most famous speech, the Gettysburg Address, to dedicate a grave for soldiers who had died on both sides of the war

他发表了最著名的葛底斯堡演说，为战争中双方阵亡的将士墓地举行落成仪式。

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In all of his battles, Lincoln showed respect for the freedom of all people

在他所有的战斗中，林肯都表现出对全人类自由的尊重。

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In April 1865, while attending a play in Washington, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

1865年4月，在华盛顿观看一出戏剧时，亚伯拉罕·林肯被约翰·威尔克斯·布斯刺杀，

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who still disagreed with Lincoln over the war

此人因战争问题仍与林肯意见相左。

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The great president died at the age of 56

这位伟大的总统享年56岁。

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His life can be summed up by a verse from the Bible, his favorite book, which says

他的一生可以用他最喜欢的书——《圣经》中的一节经文来概括，经文说：

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" I have fought the good fight; I have kept the faith; I have finished the race."

"那美好的仗我已经打过了，当守的信仰我已经守住了，当跑的路我已经跑尽了。"